The Museum for Hamburg History ( German : Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte ) is a history museum located in the city of Hamburg in northern Germany . The museum was established in 1908 and opened at its current location in 1922, although its parent organization was founded in 1839. The museum is located near the Planten un Blomen park in the center of Hamburg. The museum is commonly reviewed among the museums of the city of Hamburg.
26-469: The Society of Hamburg History ( Verein für Hamburgische Geschichte ), founded in 1839, started compiling the Collection of Hamburg Antiquities ( Sammlung Hamburger Altertümer) . First exhibits included architectural fragments of the demolished St. Mary's Cathedral and two monasteries. The main building at Holstenwall was designed by Fritz Schumacher and constructed between 1914 and 1922. The museum
52-868: A ceremony at Hamburg City Hall . The keynote speech was given by the New York historian Volker Berghahn , who grew up in Hamburg. From April 2014 to March 2015, a travelling exhibition entitled "Anchored in the City - 175 Years of the Verein für Hamburgische Geschichte" was shown at several public places in Hamburg. In 2019, the association has around 1143 members, including the historians Frank Bajohr , Hans-Werner Goetz , Joist Grolle , Rainer Hering , Franklin Kopitzsch , Wolfgang Kopitzsch , Hans-Dieter Loose , Angelika Schaser and Barbara Vogel . The current chairperson
78-596: A foreseeable ageing and loss of members, the VHG started in 2013 to recruit members among students and pupils (among others, the membership fee is waived for members up to the age of 28). The "younger" members (about 14–40 years old) meet regularly for regulars' evenings after museum tours and lectures. Recurring events include the colloquium "From the BA thesis to the dissertation ", self-organised museum visits and further training, as well as participation in pub quizzes . According to
104-716: A group consisting mainly of association members researched the biographies of Nazi victims for whom Stolpersteine have been laid in the Grindel district of Hamburg-Rotherbaum. In cooperation with the Hamburg Stolperstein Initiative the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Hamburg [ de ] and the Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden [ de ] , the collected biographies and research results were published in
130-553: A number of Hamburg and non-Hamburg institutions for the exchange of new publications. The numerous duplicates from donations are offered to the members of the association in a book flea market. The holdings of the association's library have not yet been entered in the union catalogue of Hamburg libraries. The books can be viewed and borrowed on site in the association's rooms at the State Archives. Historical Excursions Committee The Committee for Historical Excursions cultivates
156-572: A publication on the surrender of Hamburg he criticised the Reichsstatthalter and Gauleiter Karl Kaufmann , who had been in office throughout the Third Reich and was jointly responsible for all crimes in Hamburg, and the entire National Socialist leadership of Hamburg in his post-war account Das letzte Kapitel. Geschichte der Kapitulation Hamburgs with a mild account partially absolved of guilt and responsibility. This process led to
182-518: A study published in 2016, a good 200 of the 1,100 members belonged to the "young association" working group at that time. Working Group on Remembrance From 2007 to 2017, members of the VHG met to report, discuss and write down their personal memories on various topics. During this time, the work of the working group has resulted in several books dealing with topics such as Living in Hamburg , School Days in Hamburg or "Essen und Trinken in Hamburg" . Stumbling Stone Research Group From 2013 to 2017,
208-552: Is Rainer Nicolaysen . Vice-chairman is Dirk Brietzke . The Verein für Hamburgische Geschichte is one of the few German history and antiquities societies in Germany that can boast a young department. Over time, various contributions and presentations have appeared on the history of the association itself. The VHG is a member of the Gesamtverein der Deutschen Geschichts- und Altertumsvereine [ de ] . Since 1864,
234-530: The Long Night of Museums of Hamburg . Die lange Nacht der Museen is a spring evening when museums like HM stay open past midnight, and has been held annually since the year 2000. Verein f%C3%BCr Hamburgische Geschichte The Verein für Hamburgische Geschichte (VHG) is a historical society founded on 9 April 1839, which is open to both professional historians and historically interested laypersons. The society's office and library are located in
260-600: The Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg [ de ] . The VHG was founded on 9 April 1839 by Hamburg citizens on the initiative of the Patriotic Society of 1765 [ de ] . The first chairman of the society, which 62 people joined on the day of its foundation, was until 1865 the historian and Senate archivist Johann Martin Lappenberg . The number of members rose to 242 by
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#1732780849501312-483: The 1400s. At that time, it was common for pirates to be executed by being beheaded, and then the skull would be put on an iron stake to display the consequences of this activity. A more precise determination was attempted by the museum in 2004 by DNA analysis , but there was no further confirmation. It was thought this might be from a particular execution of 30 during the age of the Hanseatic League . The skull
338-601: The association has awarded the Lappenberg Medal. Library Committee The library of the VHG comprises about 13,000 volumes (as of 2020) on the history of Hamburg , its districts and neighbouring regions as well as the Hanseatic League . The Library Committee has the task of administering the library, taking in new books, cataloguing and signing them, arranging the holdings, deciding on new acquisitions, accepting donations (for example from budget liquidations), repairing damaged books. There are exchange partnerships with
364-452: The early 1900s, though this was changed back in 1999. The museum adopted the name hamburgmuseum , and initials hm , in 2006. In 2008, the museum started a program called hm freunde (Society of Friends of the Museum for Hamburg History). In 2010, a pirate skull with a nail in it was stolen from the museum. The skull was discovered in 1878, and forensic analysis believes it to be from
390-543: The end of the year. From 1937, the archival councillor and later short-term head of the Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg [ de ] Kurt Detlev Möller as the first chairman. Möller swore the association to hostility towards the Jews in a lecture. To the 18 remaining Jewish members he sent a form in which they were to confirm their "Aryan" origin. Möller came under public criticism after 1945. This occurred not because of his antisemitism , but because in
416-566: The exhibits around 2005: The museum has many artifacts preserved by the Society of Hamburg History founded in 1839. The Petri portal from Hamburg's St. Petri Church , built in 1604, was built into the museum courtyard in the 1990s. The museum is known for having miniature scale models that show the history of the port. It is also a site for the club MEHEV, and the museum as one of the largest scale model railroads. The museum's website lists its permanent exhibitions as: The museum takes part in
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468-425: The knowledge of Hamburg's history and its research in excursions and tours. These tours or trips are each prepared and led by two members of the committee and, depending on the topic, supplemented and supported by experts. The spectrum ranges from theme-related walks and bicycle tours, museum tours to round trips of several days through northern Germany or abroad. Working Group "Young Association" In order to counter
494-678: The life of the association. The predecessor of the Tiedenkieker was initially the Mitteilungen des Vereins für Hamburgische Geschichte (MHG), which was replaced in 1926 by the Hamburgische Geschichts- und Heimatblätter (HGH). Both ZHG and the Tiedenkieker and its predecessors, are searchable by full text search in the holdings of the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg [ de ] . In addition to
520-535: The museum's current site from 1825 to 1912 before being moved to Bergedorf . The area was part of the old city wall defences built by the Dutchman Jan van Valckenborgh . These walls were part of Bastion Henricus , which was a baroque fortification built between 1616 and 1625. The museum was formerly located at the Johanneum school. The museum became state-owned under the direction of Otto Lauffer in
546-727: The periodicals, the ZHG also publishes scientific research literature and special publications in loose succession. Since 1969, the series Beiträge zur Geschichte Hamburgs has been published with 68 volumes so far (as of 2020). The books of the Hamburgische Lebensbilder have been published in 25 volumes so far. Since 2018, both series have been managed by Wallstein Verlag [ de ] in Göttingen. Staatsarchiv der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg From Misplaced Pages,
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#1732780849501572-590: The removal of Kurt Detlev Möller from his post as Head of the State Archives, which he had just taken up, by the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg. However, the Verein für Hamburgische Geschichte stood by its chairman and kept him in his post until 1957. His Jewish members who were expelled at that time were only commemorated by the association in November 2007 during an extraordinary general meeting. The VHG celebrated its 175th birthday on 9 April 2014 with
598-553: The series Biografische Spurensuche . One of the main fields of activity of the VHG is the editing and publication of writings on the history of Hamburg. The main publication is the annual Zeitschrift des Vereins für Hamburgische Geschichte [ de ] (ZHG). Essays, research reports and reviews are published in the journal. The members' magazine Tiedenkieker - Hamburgische Geschichtsblätter , also published annually, contains smaller contributions on persons, institutions and events from Hamburg's history, as well as news from
624-451: Was built on the site of the former Bastion Henricus , a part of the baroque fortification which was erected between 1616 and 1625 by the Dutchman Jan van Valckenborgh in order to make the town impregnable. The museum's courtyard was damaged during the Great fire of Hamburg in 1842 and fully restored in 1995. A glass dome over the inner courtyard was completed in 1989. The glass courtyard
650-408: Was completed by the firm of Von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. This provided more museum space without an actual new building, because it allowed increased use of the courtyard. The covered courtyard was actually envisioned, or at least considered, as part of the original design, however the construction of the covering was deferred. The design uses a steel gridshell . The Hamburg Observatory occupied
676-440: Was stolen on January 9, 2010, and it was thought it may be the skull of (in)famous pirate Klaus Stoertebeker . The skull was added to the museum's collection in 1922. In 2016, the museum was considered as a candidate for repatriation of a century old German dog-tag. The dog-tag belonged to a soldier that had gone missing in action during World War I . Over time, there is a gradual shift with some temporary exhibits also. Here
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